According to Jeremy Jaech, CEO of Verdiem, PCs represent 40% of the energy consumption of a buisness's IT department. What's worse is that on average, 66% of the time that a PC is turned on and running, no one is actually at it using it. Verdiem is on a mission to change these facts and make PC energy use far more efficient.

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The iPhone isn’t the only cell phone that will allow you to adjust your home’s power consumption. Nokia has entered the smart home scene and is working on providing a new option for controlling your smart home via your mobile phone.

Raking Without the Cussing
Sometimes the greenest products are those not marketed as green at all – take the humble rake for instance.

I’m not sure if Malhotra was referring to American Football or what the rest of the world calls football, but both stadiums are quite large. Wembley Stadium photo: Lawrie Cate.

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2009 Fuel Economy Guide
The U.S. government's 2009 Fuel Economy Guide (pdf) is out and there hasn't been much movement at the top once again this year.

HP fans have a greener option for computing, as this week the company announced a couple PCs and a display that have supposedly a lower environmental footprint. Yet these “special edition” products could be easily written off as just another in the long line of more efficient computers.

HP has come up with some pretty cool innovations in the past, including zero-packaging laptops.

Architecture 2030 is at it again with their great graphs, this one showing what a minimal impact the 45 nukes proposed by McCain will make, but it is a bit deceptive......

Carolina's Eco-Unit and the Kappa Delta sorority have taken the steps towards a more sustainable presence at the College of Charleston. This unique partnership will aim to make the Kappa Delta house at The College more energy efficient by adding Cocoon insulation, air sealing, structural barriers, motion sensor lighting - and even better...a rainwater harvest system.

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